1780/2816 links being reachable is actually much higher than I'd expect over 12 years. I'm not sure if that's what I would have predicted from the outset.
The “Million Dollar Homepage” as a Decaying Digital Artifact
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#142I think in many ways it is not a 'decaying digital artifact' as it is an excellent representation of the fallacy upon which a lot of the Internet hangs. In the Library of Alexandria you didn't have scrolls disappear because the kingdom where they originated had been crushed under the boot of an invader. But the Internet is no great library, no respository of knowledge, or an oasis of independent thought. The Internet…
Yes - and a different economic model for maintenance than the Library of Alexandria.
In this case, the library didn't fail. The ecosystem around it did.
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#143Would be interesting to know how many people on the million dollar homepage are on HN. I imagine there's a wonderful cross over between the two groups. Even though its with a business we're not doing now, my business partner and I are on there. Edit: don't think it deserves a downvote - is it not an interesting question? I bet there are loads of serial entrepreneurs on both
A company I used to work for are right up in the top left, Cartridge Save.
Ha. Also worked for Cartridge Save. Remember them buying those pixels.
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#144FWIW, I'm building https://PageDash.com as a private web archive to address the problem of link rot, beginning from a personal level. Launching in late August. Think of it as a private version of perma.cc.
lol, you found your domain on impossibility, didn't you.
lushhat, zinghelm, usedgrue.
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#145Oh wow, I remember that. 1 million pixels for only a dollar each! That guy made a nice bundle off the idea, it got picked up and hyped by the media so much I'm sure the companies that bought in got some ROI, or at least some publicity. Such was the extent of the dot com bubble that this sort of nonsense could happen and everyone cheered...
I don't think 2005 would be considered part of the dot com bubble.
Wow, didn't realise it was as late as '05...
It still rode a wave of media hype and naivety.
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#146An interview with the creator would've been a nice addition to the story.
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#147I just heard about the "Million Dollar Homepage" for the first time last week. Would this idea (or one like it) work today? Making a million dollars for something so bizarre, fun, and straightforward sounds amazing. Can anyone reference other attempts at similar ideas?
TWiT ("This Week In Tech") / Leo Laporte did something similar to partly fund his original move from the "Cottage" to their new "Brickhouse" studios in 2011 by selling bricks on a wall.
http://wiki.twit.tv/wiki/TWiT_Brick_House
I couldn't quickly find information about how much they cost or he raised, though googling reveals multiple companies that will sell engraved bricks to power your fundraiser.
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#148I just heard about the "Million Dollar Homepage" for the first time last week. Would this idea (or one like it) work today? Making a million dollars for something so bizarre, fun, and straightforward sounds amazing. Can anyone reference other attempts at similar ideas?
TWiT ("This Week In Tech") / Leo Laporte did something similar to partly fund his original move from the "Cottage" to their new "Brickhouse" studios in 2011 by selling bricks on a wall. http://wiki.twit.tv/wiki/TWiT_Brick_House I couldn't quickly find information about how much they cost or he raised, though googling reveals multiple companies that will sell engraved bricks to power your fundraiser.
And had a lot of issues when they moved to a new building
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#149All the links except twitter on the homepage are broken
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#150Earlier quoted context omitted.
I too bought, about $800, at the bottom right, to place the words "Million Dollar Script". The script cost $50 a pop, and allowed you to make a self-hosted copycat site. I was quite busy for the next few months as orders kept rushing in! I've also had a few competitors pop up & the script was pirated, including some selling it on ebay, they even forgot to remove my contact email, so their customers were coming to me…
How much sales did you have ultimately? Over $10k?
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